(a) An annual permit fee of $100 shall be paid by the applicant, in advance, for each calendar year, or part thereof for each amusement device to be licensed by the city. The permit fee for each amusement device licensed by the city after June 30 of any calendar year shall be $75 for the remainder of the year of original issuance. A game room or amusement device permit shall not be transferable from one person to another.
(b) Applications for the renewal of a game room license and for amusement device permits shall be upon a form prescribed by the Mayor and may be filed with the Mayor after October 1, but before December 31, of the year preceding the calendar year for which the renewal is being sought. The Mayor shall not renew a license until he or she has determined that the applicant remains eligible to receive a renewal of the license, and that the premises referred to in the license is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the codified ordinances and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and all applicable statutes and codes of the state.
(c) In the event of nonrenewal, the Mayor shall state his or her reason for nonrenewal in writing and transmit within a reasonable time the reason for nonrenewal to the applicant.
(Ord. 7596, passed 10-26-1982)